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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Baskin-Robbins Is Adding 2 New Items to Its Menu
Baskin-Robbins is releasing a new menu in partnership with actress Sydney Sweeney. The new menu features two new items inspired by the star's favorite order. Get the new items starting July 1st for a limited fans know there are a lot of delicious flavors and secret menu items on offer at the ice cream chain. This year alone, Baskin-Robbins has wowed us with some delicious flavors of the month (like Chocolate Chip Cheesecake) and exciting new sips (we're looking at you, Strawberry Tres Leches Milkshake). This July, the home of 31 flavors is launching two new menu items that truly embody the colors and flavors of summer. Baskin-Robbins is releasing a new menu this July that comes with a side of star power. Sydney Sweeney, star of "Euphoria" and "Anyone But You," has partnered with the ice cream chain to release two menu items inspired by her favorite ice cream flavor, rainbow sherbet. Starting July 1, Baskin-Robbins locations nationwide will add the new "Sweet on Sydney Menu" treats to stores. First up is Sydney's Signature Scoop, the heart of the menu and Sweeney's go-to Baskin-Robbins order. The sweet treat features rainbow sherbet served in a chocolate-dipped waffle cone with rainbow sprinkles, topped with mini gummy bears. Also on the menu is Sydney's Signature Fizz, a blend of rainbow sherbet and Starry lemon-lime soda, topped with gummy bear minis. While supplies last, guests can also order this summery sip in a limited-time, color-changing cup for an additional charge. According to Sweeney, the ice cream chain has always been one of her go-to spots for dessert. 'Baskin-Robbins has been part of my life for as long as I can remember—it's where a lot of great memories were made, and I still find myself going back pretty often,' said Sweeney in a press release. 'Rainbow Sherbet has always been a favorite, so getting to see it featured like this feels really special.' July also brings a National Ice Cream Day promotion to Baskin-Robbins locations. From July 20 to 26, Baskin-Robbins Rewards members can get $5 off orders of $20 or more when ordering through the Baskin-Robbins app. No Baskin-Robbins in your area? Try making a Rainbow Sherbet Cake or sipping on a Sherbet Cooler at home to celebrate summer in a colorful way. Read the original article on ALLRECIPES
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
PepsiCo expects nearly $1M in fuel savings for its EV semitrucks
This story was originally published on Trucking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Trucking Dive newsletter. PepsiCo expects to save close to $1 million in fuel costs to charge its fleet of 50 semitrucks located at its bottling facility in Fresno, California, according to an April 28 press release. Through Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Flex Connect program, PepsiCo now has access to daytime charging. PG&E is also upping charging capacity for the food and beverage company's site from 3 megawatts to 4.5 megawatts. If the energy provided was static or 'without Flex Connect, we would actually be limited to only charging overnight, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. We would be completely cut off the majority of the day,' Dejan Antunovic, electrification program manager at PepsiCo, told Trucking Dive in an interview. The additional megawatts through Flex Connect enables PepsiCo to increase its charging capabilities from 30 trucks to its full fleet of 50 EV trucks, helping maintain its operation with ease, Antunovic said. On the logistics side, 'we've been able to operate in a very similar fashion if we had 6 megawatts versus 4.5,' Antunovic added. Charging from zero to 80% only takes about 40 minutes to 60 minutes, so the quick turnaround has allowed fleet operations to function successfully, Antunovic said. Electric grids are used more in the summer, creating challenges for businesses that need charging. Flex Connect and PG&E are helping PepsiCo move past those hurdles due to the company's funneling of excess power to different days and times of the week. The 170,000-square-foot manufacturing facility's fleet in Fresno distributes PepsiCo products including Pepsi, Starry, Rockstar and Aquafina, a spokesperson said in an email. 'PepsiCo has additional EV fleet sites in the queue for Flex Connect as it continues to advance its broader sustainability goals,' per the press release. PepsiCo also operates EV truck fleets at other California locations including 15 EV trucks at a Frito-Lay facility in Modesto, Antunovic said. PepsiCo Beverages North America operates 21 Tesla semis in Sacramento and another 24 in Torrance. Combined, Frito-Lay and Pepsi, which is part of PepsiCo's entity, operate 1,500 electric vehicles of all sizes, not necessarily just semitrucks, he added. Recommended Reading Inside PepsiCo's strategy for fleet electrification Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Starry Internet Review: Plans, Pricing, Speed and Availability
Starry Internet is a fixed wireless internet provider that uses millimeter-wave bands to get entire apartment buildings online. Starry is not widely available -- it's currently in just five markets nationwide -- but it still offers a competitive edge over competing internet service providers. Starry offers contract- and data cap-free terms of service, waives equipment fees and supports low latency. Its fixed wireless service is similar to 5G, but Starry doesn't quite bill itself as a 5G home internet provider. While 5G focuses on mobile, roaming access to the internet, Starry's technology leverages fixed sending and receiving points, allowing for potentially faster speeds and greater reliability. There's more than one way to get internet at your house, but your options are usually limited to either a wired (cable, fiber, DSL) or wireless method. Starry's broadband internet is among the next generation of wireless technologies that support high-speed internet connectivity using short-wave frequency bands capable of sending large amounts of data over short distances. Whether that makes for a noticeably better connection than what 5G offers remains to be seen. Still, there's a lot to like about Starry's prices and terms. Let's look closer at Starry's plans, terms of service and how it measures up to other ISPs. See at Unknown Merchant Starry Internet plans vary by location, but most customers can anticipate a selection of speeds ranging from 100 to 800Mbps. Select areas may also have access to gig speeds, up to 1,000Mbps down, while others may have the additional option of the provider's low-cost internet plan, Starry Connect. Starry offers promo pricing for its plans for the first 12 months of service with a price increase of $10 to $15 thereafter, which is on par with most internet providers. However, after 12 months, that price won't jump any further. Most providers have an affordable internet plan for seniors, students and low-income households. They're typically $20 to $30 per month, offer download speeds in the 25 to 50Mbps range (and much lower upload speeds) and require a lengthy application process. Starry's affordable internet plan, Starry Connect, is a subsidized affordable internet program that exceeds those expectations in several ways: It's only $15 per month; it offers symmetrical upload and download speeds of 30Mbps. Starry Connect is only available in select affordable housing buildings, so it may not be available unless you live in one of the five markets where Starry operates. Starry SVP of Government Affairs and Strategic Advancement Virginia Lam Abrams explained that Starry partners with housing owners to eliminate individual eligibility requirements (such as proving income or an enrollment in WIC or school lunch programs, which are required by many ISPs to qualify for their affordable internet programs) to qualify for Starry Connect. "We tied qualification to our program directly to the premises," Abrams said. "So, no matter who lived in apartment 101, if apartment 101 was a part of our Starry Connect program, regardless of who lived in that unit ... they would always get offered the opportunity to sign up for Starry Connect." Regardless of the Starry Internet speeds available in your area or the specific plan you choose, all come with unlimited data, no additional fees for equipment and no contract requirements. While unlimited data and no contracts are fairly common among cable and fiber internet providers, the free equipment is a nice perk. Renting a router can easily add $5 to $15 or more to your monthly bill, depending on the provider. Additionally, Starry offers free installation (with a two-hour service window) and a contract buyout up to $200 for anyone looking to jump from a contract without facing early termination fees. Besides the straightforward terms of service, Starry also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can take the service out for a test drive and if it doesn't meet your standards, you'll get a refund. Starry Internet is available in five major markets: Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, DC. Boston has the greatest availability, with coverage spanning much of the city. Service in New York is currently reserved for much of lower Manhattan but can also be found in parts of Queens and Brooklyn and across the river in Hoboken, New Jersey. Residents of the DC area are most likely to find Starry Internet availability just north of the city in the Georgetown, Cleveland Park, Glover Park, Woodley Park and Columbia Heights vicinities, as well as across the Potomac into Arlington, Virginia. Starry serviceability in Denver runs from the city's center to the southeast, whereas availability in Los Angeles extends northwest from the city center. While there are no immediate plans to expand into new markets, expansion efforts in all current markets are ongoing. A Starry spokesperson confirmed with CNET that the company is "still expanding in those markets to new buildings and areas" and accepting new customers. Say you want to catch water in a cup. Mobile wireless internet is like holding that cup in the rain. You can catch raindrops pretty much anywhere as you move around the city, though it may be raining more heavily in some places than others (and the upgrade to 5G definitely means it is raining harder). Fixed wireless is more like aiming a water gun directly at your cup. As you can imagine, a fixed wireless connection is better equipped to deliver a stronger, more consistent internet stream than 5G, but most fixed wireless connections use unlicensed bandwidth toward the bottom of the spectrum, and that means that the speeds are pretty limited (to go back to the water and cup analogy, imagine the sort of cheap toy water gun that you might use to spray a misbehaving cat). However, Starry is different from other, slower fixed-wireless providers like Rise Broadband or AT&T because it licensed the use of higher frequency bands in the 24-to-37GHz range that can permit faster speeds and a higher rate of data transfer, even more so than most 5G connections, which typically operate in the sub-6GHz range. As a result, the connection is closer to a Super Soaker than a cat-sprayer, and it allows Starry to aim a fast, wireless connection at antennas perched atop buildings such as apartment complexes, condos and public housing units. The individual residential spaces within get wired to the antenna, and presto, everyone's online. If you're familiar with fixed wireless internet, you may associate it with rural internet, but Starry's technology is intended and optimized for the urban setting. So much so, that Starry can deliver speeds and value that rival fiber and cable internet providers in some of the biggest US markets. Starry transmits wireless internet signals from base stations called Starry Titans, which are strategically affixed to a radio tower or the top of a building, something high up where signal interference is minimal. Starry CEO Alex Moulle-Berteaux says that similar to a satellite provider, Starry finds height is an advantage and enables the company to use "much higher-frequency bands [than 5G] because we are targeting fixed points... So we ended up designing everything to be 24GHz-and-above-capable, and thereby using the properties of millimeter-wave bands that are very, very high-bandwidth, very, very high-data-speed bands." Conversely, 5G networks position similar base stations closer to the ground to allow the signals to bounce around trees, moving objects and more to reach multiple destinations. Starry Tridents — located up high in a fixed position atop an apartment or condo building — receive the internet signals and send them along the building's existing wired network to your Wi-Fi router. There is also a smaller receiver, the Starry Comet, designed for smaller buildings and single-family homes. Starry developed and manufactured the technology behind the service, from the base stations to the receivers and even the Wi-Fi router, so everything is designed to work together for optimal performance. It's also worth noting that, since Starry doesn't have to lay expensive cables and can use the existing infrastructure of buildings it beams service to, initial and ongoing operational costs are relatively low. Compared to the costs and difficulties of establishing a fiber network, the technology behind Starry is a convenient and accessible alternative. That would largely be Starry founder Chet Kanojia, who seems passionate about simplifying access to information and media. Before Starry, Kanojia founded Aereo, an ahead-of-its-time streaming service that used small antennas to pick up live TV broadcasts over the air, enabling users to watch and record those broadcasts on "virtually any internet-connected device." Aereo ceased operations after several legal setbacks, including a Supreme Court ruling against the company. Not long after, Kanojia shifted his wireless initiatives from television to broadband internet, launching Starry Internet in 2016 with service available to those in the greater Boston area. If Starry Internet is an option where you live or where you're moving to, there's a good possibility that cable and fiber-optic options will also be available. Here's how Starry Internet compares with popular cable and fiber-optic providers that operate in the same markets as Starry. Depending on which Starry Internet market you live in, Spectrum or Xfinity are likely to be the main cable internet providers, though Cox could be available in the DC area or Optimum in New York. Starry's speed tiers and pricing are comparable to most major cable internet providers while the service terms and fees (or lack thereof) give Starry a slight advantage. Starry's 500Mbps plan, for example, will run you $55 a month, which is about what you'd pay with Spectrum for the same speeds. However, Starry's price increase after 12 months is lower than Spectrum's usual $30 price increase, and Starry includes equipment at no extra cost whereas Spectrum charges $10 a month to rent a router for customers of its 500Mbps plan. AT&T and Verizon Fios are the two fiber providers you're most likely to encounter in Starry Internet markets, though the Denver area may also have Quantum Fiber as an option. In any case, Starry Internet pricing is roughly the same as AT&T and Verizon Fios. Gig service from Starry and AT&T starts at around $80 a month, and Verizon's comes in just above that at $90 per month. AT&T, Starry and Verizon include the equipment fee in the standard monthly charge. Starry pricing can be a bit more favorable when you consider the free equipment, but I'd have to give the speed advantage to the fiber providers. For one, you're likely to have a few speed options with fiber internet, including 300Mbps and 500Mbps speeds along with potentially multiple gigabit speed tiers to choose from. Additionally, Starry's upload speeds top out at 250Mbps for some plans. Although that's a bit faster than what your typical cable providers offer, fiber offers symmetrical download and upload speeds, so you'll never have to worry about Zoom lagging. Compared with other fixed-wireless connections, like those from Rise Broadband, AT&T and T-Mobile, Starry Internet can deliver much faster speeds, often for a lower price, with truly unlimited data. It's doubtful you'll have the option of choosing between Starry Internet and another fixed wireless provider, however, unless it's Google Webpass, which also operates in the Starry market of Denver. Webpass, another high-speed fixed wireless service, only comes with one plan option, gigabit service, starting at around $70 per month, or $63 per month if you pay a year in advance. It's slightly cheaper than Starry's gigabit plan, but there are no additional or cheaper plan options with Google Webpass like you'll get with Starry. As for comparing Starry with 5G home internet, providers like Verizon and T-Mobile offer plans in the range of $50 to $70 per month (possibly cheaper if you're a mobile subscriber, as well), with speeds from 72Mbps to 1,000Mbps depending on the provider and location. That's impressive for wireless service, but you're still likely to get more speed options, faster download and upload speeds and greater overall value from Starry. Customer satisfaction indicators like the American Customer Satisfaction Index and the J.D. Power don't mention Starry Internet in their reports. The Better Business Bureau, on the other hand, offers us some insights. Starry Internet scored 1.57 out of 5, which may not seem great but is quite high for an ISP. The company has resolved over 17 complaints in the past three years, which probably explains its A- rating (also high for an internet provider). Things look even more promising with Starry's Net Promoter Score, which "measures customer experience and predicts business growth." It indicates that Starry is on the right track. According to a Starry spokesperson, "In an industry where NPS scores hover somewhere near zero, Starry's NPS score has ranked consistently high, averaging between 60 and 70, highly unusual when stacked against other internet service providers." The spokesperson also added that "our customer care team is focused on delivering personalized support, and they can do that because we designed the entire technology stack, from base station to home Wi-Fi hub, and we have a level of transparency into our network performance that allows our support team to quickly diagnose or proactively identify a problem a subscriber might be experiencing. That level of personalized care and our overall company focus on being customer-first is an important feature." At any rate, we'll keep an eye on Starry as the company grows and starts developing a deeper track record on customer satisfaction. When we have more metrics to share, we'll update this post. Starry stands out among fixed wireless providers, enough to compete with cable and fiber-optic services in some of the country's largest metropolitan cities. Plan pricing is fair and transparent, especially when considering that the equipment is included and pricing doesn't automatically go up after 12 months. Additionally, speeds can be comparable to fiber or faster than cable in select markets. Starry has limited coverage, but if it's available at your address or the building you're moving to, it's worth checking out. But, as with any home service, explore all your options before signing up. Overall, I'd say Starry Internet is a pretty good deal. Compared to fixed wireless internet options from T-Mobile Home Internet and Verizon 5G, Starry can promise much faster speeds for a lower cost per Mbps. Starry keeps it cool with easy-to-understand terms of service and no hidden fees. If you can get it at your address, it's definitely worth a try. Starry Internet is a fixed wireless provider and offers internet similar to T-Mobile Home Internet and Verizon 5G's plans. What sets Starry apart, however, is that it licensed the use of higher frequency bands in the 24-to-37GHz range which permits faster speeds and more bandwidth than even most 5G connections, which typically operate in the sub-6GHz range. In select areas, you can get speeds up to 1-gig with Starry Internet, which is incredibly fast for a fixed wireless provider. Right now, Starry is only available in five major markets: Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington DC.
Axios
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Things to do in Miami: Art walk, seafood fest and more!
Second weekend of April. Let's have some fun! Quick reminder: The Miami Film Festival ends Sunday, while the O, Miami Poetry Festival runs through the end of the month. 🎵 Spring Student Art & Music Showcase features students from Miami Beach schools performing song, dance and musical acts. Tonight, 660 Lincoln Road, 5pm-7pm. Free 🏎️ The Formula E World Championship's Miami E-Prix brings electric-car racing to Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday and Saturday. The E-Prix returns to Miami for the first time since 2015. Practice sessions start Friday at 4:30pm. The race is Saturday at 2:05pm. Tickets $39+ 🌎 Celebrate Earth Day at the Miami History Museum's Family Fun Day. Learn about environmental issues and Miami's unique natural environment. Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free 🏀 Shoot three-pointers against former Miami Heat players at a South Beach pop-up event organized by Starry. Saturday, Lummus Park (between 5th and 6th St.), 11am-3pm. Free 📕 The first annual Book Club Fair invites guests to hear from speakers, browse vendors and learn about running or joining a book club. Saturday, 3pm-11:30pm. Free
